AdvanceTec AT-FX E430-AP power desktop PC

A newcomer to the PC Advisor charts, AdvanceTec’s first foray, the AdvanceTec AT-FX E430-AP, is a decent PC that’s dragged down by a disappointing processor.

By
Robin Morris
| Oct 18, 2007| IDG News Service

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AdvanceTec AdvanceTec AT-FX E430-AP Specs

2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E4500

Windows Vista Home Premium

2GB DDR RAM

750GB serial ATA

motherboard: Asus P5V-VM SE DH

4 x USB ports

19in Asus VW193S flat-panel (0.283mm pixel pitch

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440x900 maximum resolution at 75Hz)

512MB PCI Express Asus nVidia GeForce 8600 GT

onboard Realtek HD

speakers built into flat-panel

max DVD speeds 16x/18x/18x (DVD-ROM/-R/+R)

8x/8x (DVD-R DL/+R DL)

6x/8x/12x (DVD-RW/+RW/-RAM)

3-year return-to-base warranty

WorldBench 6 score = 88

AdvanceTec AdvanceTec AT-FX E430-AP Price

RRP: £750 inc VAT

A newcomer to the PC Advisor charts, AdvanceTec’s first foray, the AdvanceTec AT-FX E430-AP, is a decent PC that’s dragged down by a disappointing processor.

At a time when the other machines at this price point are able to offer at least a Core 2 Duo E6750, the AdvanceTec AT-FX E430-AP’s choice of a humble E4500 seems something of a miscalculation. This isn’t an expensive processor and it certainly isn’t a top performer – in a competitive chart the AdvanceTec AT-FX E430-AP clocked up the lowest scores in our WorldBench 6 real-world speed suite and games testing.

The AdvanceTec AT-FX E430-AP offers some decent components elsewhere, even if its shortage of power gives it little chance of a high chart position. The 750GB hard drive is a stand-out inclusion, for example – indeed, this may be overkill. How many users really need this much storage space? The AdvanceTec AT-FX E430-AP's 19in Asus flat-panel display is also quite pleasing, producing a vivid picture and a colourful palette.

The AdvanceTec AT-FX E430-AP's 512MB 8600 GT graphics card is one of the less impressive in the chart, while the sound system is nothing out of the ordinary.